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Hearing Set on Potash's Move to Block BHP Bid

CHICAGO—A federal court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 4 on Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan's motion for an injunction to block BHP Billiton Ltd.'s hostile offer for the Canadian fertilizer company.

U.S. Judge David Coar on Monday granted Potash's request for an evidence discovery process, but said Potash's proposed parameters for gathering information on BHP was too broad. The judge left the issue of narrowing the scope of the discovery to a federal magistrate.